Paul McCartney has offered estranged wife Heather Mills nearly $50 million for a “quickie” divorce that will let their daughter live with him, the Daily Mail reported. Under the deal, the couple’s daughter Beatrice, 2, will have “residency” with the former Beatle, 63, though he and Mills, 38, officially will share custody. The couple announced their split only a week ago.

Namibian Governor Samuel Nuuyoma told the Daily Mirror that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie offered to let him name their baby. “As the father of the region, I will be informed, and I will go (to the hospital). I will announce the good news, and I will be naming the baby.” Meanwhile, in an informal radio poll, Namibians voted on an important issue: Should the day Jolie gives birth be declared a national holiday, an honor reserved for royalty or heroes? Radio station Radio Wave announced the vote was 50-50 on Tuesday.

On her website, Britney Spears declares, “I no longer study Kaballah. My baby is my religion.” Spears was introduced to the trendy offshoot of Jewish mysticism by her pal, Madonna.

Larry Williams, father of actress Michelle Williams, was granted bail Tuesday by a Sydney, Australia, court after being arrested on international tax evasion charges. Australian Federal Police, responding to a request from U.S. authorities, arrested the prominent stock market trader Saturday after he flew into Sydney to begin a month-long speaking tour in Australia and New Zealand. The Internal Revenue Service says the 64-year-old Virgin Islands resident allegedly evaded $1.5 million in taxes. Michelle Williams, 25, was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in 2005’s “Brokeback Mountain.”

Cate Blanchett may be taking on her most challenging role: the Australian actress is one of six actors to portray Bob Dylan in the film, “I’m Not There.” The Oscar winner confirmed at the Cannes Film Festival that she, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere and Ben Whishaw will depict the legendary singer at various stages of Dylan’s life, according to the Daily Telegraph. A sixth actor still has to be named.

One secret about “The Da Vinci Code” is out of the bag. Tom Hanks’ professorial hairdo may have come courtesy of the hair-growth drug Propecia. A dermatologist noted Hanks’ receding hairline in recent films and told the New York Post, “The drug gives new hair the look Hanks is now sporting.” Hanks admitted to Entertainment Weekly he had worked with a “hair chemical expert.”

For the second time in six months, Nicole Richie and Adam Goldstein have called off their engagement. Richie’s father, singer Lionel Richie, said he would sing at their upcoming wedding. Richie Goldstein, a.k.a. DJ AM, called off their nine-month engagement in December, but recently reconciled.

Speaking of weddings, Bette Midler says she is not singing at Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s ceremony next month. British newspaper The Sun claimed Midler would sing “The Wind Beneath Your Wings” in Australia or Nashville, Tenn. But Midler told the New York Daily News, “(The wedding) is so far away and I’m recording a new Christmas album.”

Helen Fielding, 48, author of “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” is expecting her second child in July, British newspaper The Independent reported. Fielding already has a 2-year-old son, Dashiell, with her longtime partner Kevin Curran, an executive producer and writer on “The Simpsons.”

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